Asia/Pacific
THAILAND
Thai legislature votes to impeach former PM Yingluck
Thailand’s military-appointed legislature has voted to impeach former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra for her role in overseeing a government rice subsidy program that lost…
BURMA
Buddhist monk calls UN expert 'whore' over Muslim support
A prominent Burmese monk has been castigated by both the international community and fellow Buddhists for calling a female UN representative campaigning for the rights of…
INDONESIA
AirAsia jet climbed ‘too fast’ before crash, says minister
An AirAsia plane that crashed last month with 162 people on board was climbing at an abnormally high rate, then plunged and suddenly disappeared from radar, Indonesia’s transport…
PHILIPPINES
Pope Francis addresses six million at Mass in Manila
Pope Francis delivered an open-air Mass before an estimated six million people in the Philippine capital of Manila on Sunday, appealing to the world to “learn how to cry” over…
INDONESIA
Fury as Indonesia executes foreigners by firing squad
Brazil and the Netherlands recalled their ambassadors from Indonesia and expressed fury Sunday after Jakarta defied their pleas and executed six convicted drugs offenders by…
PAKISTAN
Charlie Hebdo protesters clash with police at French consulate
About 200 protesters clashed on Friday with Pakistani police outside the French consulate in the southern city of Karachi after a demonstration against the satirical magazine…
INDONESIA
Divers recover crashed AirAsia jet’s cockpit voice recorder
Divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet on Tuesday, an Indonesian investigator told Reuters, a key step towards determining the…
AFGHANISTAN
Afghan govt unveils cabinet list after long delay
After months of delays and missed deadlines, the Afghan government finally unveiled its full list of Cabinet nominees.
INDONESIA
Divers retrieve one of two black boxes from AirAsia wreck
Indonesian divers on Monday retrieved one of the black boxes from the AirAsia plane that plummeted into the Java Sea more than two weeks ago, killing all 162 people on board.
PAKISTAN
Dozens killed in Pakistani bus crash
At least 57 people including women and children were killed in southern Pakistan when their bus crashed into an oil tanker, igniting a fierce blaze early Sunday, officials said.
INDONESIA
'Pings' detected in search for AirAsia flight recorders
Indonesia search and rescue teams hunting for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet detected pings in their efforts to find the black box flight recorders on Friday, an official…
SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka's Rajapaksa admits defeat in presidential election
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has conceded defeat in his re-election bid and promised to clear the way for a smooth transition, officials said Friday.
INDONESIA
Tail of crashed AirAsia flight found in Java Sea
Indonesia said Wednesday it had found the tail of AirAsia Flight 8501, potentially marking a major step towards locating the plane's black boxes and helping shed light on…
AUSTRALIA
Australia battles worst wildfires in 30 years
Hundreds of firefighters were battling on Tuesday to contain Australia’s worst wildfires in 30 years, which have already swept across more than 12,000 hectares outside the…
INDONESIA
